Bergtatt - Kvinnemordaren (Norwegian)

Hope someone can help me with this song! Thanks in advance.

KVINNEMORDAREN

Svein Nordmann han kjem seg ridans i går
Ute stod stolt Gunnbjørg med utslege hår
Du tar inkje slå ut ditt hår for meg
Eg tenkjer no ikkje på beile te deg

Å, høyr du svein Nordmann eg taler te deg
At inkje i svevnen sku eg svike deg
Svein Nordmann han vakna han kringom seg såg
Da såg han seg bunden fra topp og te tå

Svein Nordmann han sovna i Gunnbjørgs fang
Der sov han ein svevn, den passe lang
Stolt Gunnbjørg ho tok opp ei silkesnor
Så batt ho Svein Nordmann te hånd og te fot

Å, høyr du Svein Nordmann hått e spørje deg
Kven skal liggje i grava der
Stolt Gunnbjørg ho tok opp ein sylvbunden kniv
Så sette ho den i Svein Nordmann liv

No liggje Svein Nordmann fe hauk og fe ravn
Men ennp så bær eg mitt jomfrunamn

Originally Posted by Ligeia

Hope someone can help me with this song! Thanks in advance.

KVINNEMORDAREN

Svein Nordmann han kjem seg ridans i går /Svein Nordmann came yesterday on his horse
Ute stod stolt Gunnbjørg med utslege hår /outside stood Gunbjorg, proud and with her hair loose
Du tar inkje slå ut ditt hår for meg / I hope you didn't let your hair hang down for me
Eg tenkjer no ikkje på beile te deg / I am not going to marry you, you see

Å, høyr du svein Nordmann eg taler te deg / listen, Svein Nordmann, I talk to you
At inkje i svevnen sku eg svike deg / I will never ever deceive you!
Svein Nordmann han vakna han kringom seg såg /Svein Nordmann woke up and looked around him
Da såg han seg bunden fra topp og te tå /he noticed he was tied up from top till toe

Svein Nordmann han sovna i Gunnbjørgs fang / Svein Nordman slept in Gunnbjorgs lap
Der sov han ein svevn, den passe lang /he slept for quite a while
Stolt Gunnbjørg ho tok opp ei silkesnor / proud Gunnborg took a silkenstring
Så batt ho Svein Nordmann te hånd og te fot / and tied his hands and feet

Å, høyr du Svein Nordmann hått e spørje deg (?)
Kven skal liggje i grava der /women shall lie in their graves (?)
Stolt Gunnbjørg ho tok opp ein sylvbunden kniv /proud Gunnbjorg took a silversword
Så sette ho den i Svein Nordmann liv /AND PUSHED IT DEEP INTO SVEIN N.BODY

No liggje Svein Nordmann fe hauk og fe ravn /now Svein Nordmann lies there ,(?)hawk and(?)raven
Men ennp så bær eg mitt jomfrunamn

/ but at least I am still bearing my own name

Ciao, Ligeia!

Mi scusi that a few lines need still examination. I'll see what I can do

Hey there!
First of all thanks for the great translation.
Just filled in a few blanks, and changed some words to be more litteral (e.g. liv->life / jomfrunamn->maiden name)

Svein Nordmann han kjem seg ridans i går / Svein Nordmann came yesterday on his horse
Ute stod stolt Gunnbjørg med utslege hår / outside stood Gunbjorg, proud and with her hair loose
Du tar inkje slå ut ditt hår for meg / I hope you didn't let your hair hang down for me
Eg tenkjer no ikkje på beile te deg / I am not going to marry you, you see

Å, høyr du svein Nordmann eg taler te deg / listen, Svein Nordmann, I talk to you
At inkje i svevnen sku eg svike deg / I will never ever deceive you!
Svein Nordmann han vakna han kringom seg såg /Svein Nordmann woke up and looked around him
Da såg han seg bunden fra topp og te tå /he noticed he was tied up from top till toe

Svein Nordmann han sovna i Gunnbjørgs fang / Svein Nordman slept in Gunnbjorgs lap
Der sov han ein svevn, den passe lang /he slept for quite a while
Stolt Gunnbjørg ho tok opp ei silkesnor / proud Gunnborg took a silkenstring
Så batt ho Svein Nordmann te hånd og te fot / and tied his hands and feet

Å, høyr du Svein Nordmann hått(og?) eg spør deg / Listen, Svein Nordmann, (and?) I ask you
Kven skal liggje i grava der / What shall lie in this grave
Stolt Gunnbjørg ho tok opp ein sylvbunden kniv / Proud Gunnbjorg took a silversword
Så sette ho den i Svein Nordmann liv / And then she put it in Svein Nordmann's life

No liggje Svein Nordmann fe hauk og fe ravn / Now Svein Nordmann lies there, (?)hawk and(?)raven
Men ennå så bær eg mitt jomfrunamn / but at least I am still bearing my maiden name

Greetings.

Here is another translation, with some notes.

Bergtatt - Kvinnemordaren

Svein Nordmann han kjem seg ridans i går
Ute stod stolt Gunnbjørg med utslege hår
Du tar inkje slå ut ditt hår for meg
Eg tenkjer no ikkje på beile te deg

Å, høyr du svein Nordmann eg taler te deg
At inkje i svevnen sku eg svike deg
Svein Nordmann han vakna han kringom seg såg
Da såg han seg bunden fra topp og te tå

Svein Nordmann han sovna i Gunnbjørgs fang
Der sov han ein svevn, den passe lang
Stolt Gunnbjørg ho tok opp ei silkesnor
Så batt ho Svein Nordmann te hånd og te fot

Å, høyr du svein Nordmann eg taler te deg
At inkje i svevnen sku eg svike deg
Svein Nordmann han vakna han kringom seg såg
Da såg han seg bunden fra topp og te tå

Å, høyr du Svein Nordmann hått e spørje deg
Kven skal liggje i grava der
Stolt Gunnbjørg ho tok opp ein sylvbunden kniv
Så sette ho den i Svein Nordmann liv

Å, høyr du svein Nordmann eg taler te deg
At inkje i svevnen sku eg svike deg
Svein Nordmann han vakna han kringom seg såg
Da såg han seg bunden fra topp og te tå

No liggje Svein Nordmann fe hauk og fe ravn
Men ennå så bær eg mitt jomfrunamn

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Bergtatt - Female murderer

Svein Nordmann came yesterday on his horse,
outside stood handsome Gunbjorg, with her hair loose. (1)
"I hope you didn't let your hair down for me, (2)
I am not going to marry you, you see."

"Listen, Svein Nordmann, I talk to you
I will never ever deceive you!" (3)
Svein Nordmann woke up and looked around him,
he noticed he was tied up from head to foot.

Svein Nordman slept in Gunnbjorgs lap,
he slept for quite a while.
Handsome Gunnborg took a silken string,
and tied his hands and feet.

"Listen, Svein Nordmann, I talk to you
I will never ever deceive you!"
Svein Nordmann woke up and looked around him,
he noticed he was tied up from head to foot.

"Listen, Svein Norndmann, I have a question to you,
Who shall lie in that grave?"
Handsome Gunnbjørg took out a silver-capped knife, (4)
and stabbed Svein Nodman to death with it.

"Listen, Svein Nordmann, I talk to you
I will never ever deceive you!"
Svein Nordmann woke up and looked around him,
he noticed he was tied up from head to foot.

"Svein Nordmann is now food of carrion birds,
but at least I am still bearing my maiden name."

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1) "Stolt" can be translated as "handsome (woman)" meaning "striking and
imposing in good looks rather than conventionally pretty".

2) Long hair was kept bradided or otherwise tied-up during daytime so
that it would not get in the way when working. Hair was let loose for
the night because it is easier to sleep wiht loose hair. When a woman
let her hair loose in fron or man, it was a non-verbal request for
"lets go to bed together".

3) This means "I will never have sex with anyone else."

4) "sylvbunden kniv" is a steel-bladed knife with wooden handle and
decorative silver cap at the butt of the grip. Usually the knife has a
silver ferrule at both ends of the grip; these are front bolster and
rear cap.